Rookies 2006

 

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18 June, 2006

    A glutton for punishment?  Willing to contribute a half-hour a day to following prospects?  If interested, drop me a line    The short-season leagues kick off this week and we are looking for correspondents to check out the kids in the New York-Penn, Appalachian, Northwest, Pioneer, Arizona, and Gulf Coast leagues. 

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Andy Marte CLE 3-5, 9th HR, R, 2 RBI, .269 … Jason Cooper CLE 1-4, BB, .216 … Brayan Pena ATL 3-4, R, BB, .232 … James Jurries ATL 2-5, 2nd HR, R, 3 RBI, .223 … Ricardo Rodriguez ATL 6-1/3 4 5 4 2 4, 4.67 … Alex Romero MIN 0-4, RBI, .167 … Jerry Owens CHA 4-5, R, 3 RBI, SB, .244 … Ryan Sweeney CHA 3-4, 2B, 4th HR, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, .312 … Casey Rogowski CHA 1-4, R, BB, .286 … Chris Stewart CHA 1-4, R, 2 RBI, .285 … Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-5, R, 2 RBI, .295 … Mike Burns CIN 2 3 0 0 0 0, 1.27 … Eli Whiteside BAL 1-3, 2B, R, RBI, .218 … Dustin Pedroia BOS 3-4, R, RBI, BB, .277 … Hee-Seop Choi BOS 2-5, 7th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, .226 … Abe Alvarez BOS 4-1/3 12 7 7 1 1, 3.78 … Craig Hansen BOS 2-2/3 1 0 0 1 1, 2.54 … Josh Kroeger PHI 1-4, .235 … Gavin Floyd PHI 6 8 5 4 1 5, 2.86 … Carlos Pena NYA 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB, .269 … B.J. Upton TB 1-4, RBI, 0 errors, .270 … Shawn Riggans TB 2-4, .314 … Jeff Keppinger NYN 4-4, 2B, R, RBI, .303 … Chase Lambin NYN 2-3, RBI, BB, .236

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  if you wonder why the Dodgers haven't called upon Greg Miller, 2.0 1 0 0 1 0, 0.00 ERA, check out the other numbers (13 2/3s innings, 13 hits allowed, 11 walks, 11 Ks) ... Joel Guzman LAD, HBP, out of action with hand/wrist injury ...  Howie Kendrick LAA 0-4 and 2-3 2 doubles (23), walk, 8th SB, .394 ... Dennis Tankersley STL 6.0 4 1 1 1 9, 4.15 ... Justin Huber KC, getting worse, 0-4, 4 Ks, .247 ...  ... Dustin Nippert ARZ 3.2 9 8 8 3 3, 4.50 ... CF Jeff Salazar COL making up for time lost to the DL, 4-5, SB, .404 ... shortstop Kazuo Matsui COL 2-4, 2nd error (5th game) ... Chris Young ARZ 2-4, .289 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 0-5, .289 ... Chris Carter ARZ 2-4, 10th homer, .291 ... Jared Wells SD, AAA debut 3.0 3 2 2 5 4 ... Adam Jones SEA 2-4, .257 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 1-3, triple, .306

EASTERN (AA)  --  Adam Lind LF TOR 1-3, k and 2-4, RBI ... AJ Burnett TOR, rehab, 6 2 2 1 3 9 ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 2-4, R ... Denard Span CF MIN 4-5, R, RBI ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 0-5, 2k ... Brian Finch BAL 6.1 3 1 0 4 5 ... Matt Palmer SF 7 3 0 0 1 7 ... Eric Duncan 1B NYY 0-3 ... Michel Abreu 1B NYM 1-4, 2R, HR, 3RBI ... Melvin Dorta 2B WAS 3-5, R, 2 2B, RBI ... Kory Castro 3B WAS 2-2, R, 2B, RBI, 3BB ... Preston Larrison DET 7 10 4 4 3 0 ... Daniel Haigwood PHI 7 5 0 0 2 5 ... Ron Chiavacci PIT 7 2 0 0 0 6

SOUTHERN (AA) --  an OK season, but well below expectations, catcher Miguel Montero ARZ 1-3, walk, .271 ... Wes Bankston TB, 1-4, 13th error, .304 ... Eric Patterson CHN 0-3, walk, 20th SB, .277 ... Matt Wright ATL 6.0 4 0 0 4 5, 1.90 (62 Ks in 62 innings) ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-3, .210

TEXAS (AA)  --  Juan Morillo COL 6.0 3 2 0 1 3, 3.31 ... Thomas Diamond TEX 6.0 4 3 3 3 5, 4.18 ... Matt Albers HOU 5.2 2 0 0 4 7, 8-2, 2.08 ... Hunter Pence HOU 2-4, 16th double, 17th homer, walk, 3 RBI, .295 ... shortstop Ben Zobrist HOU 2-5, 23rd double, .324 ... Josh Rupe TEX having a tough time bouncing back from injury, 0.2 2 3 3 1 0, 20.25 ... catcher Kurt Suzuki OAK 2-5, walk, SB, .300 ... Ian Stewart COL 1-3, 2 Ks, .251

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 2-4, 26th double, 3 RBI. .312 ... shortstop Sean Rodriguez LAA 2-4, 14th double, 20th error, .301 ... Reid Brignac TB 2-4, 13th homer, .321

CAROLINA (A+) --  Scott Lewis CLE 5.2 2 1 0 1 2 0.77 ... John Patterson WAS rehab 5.1 8 5 5 1 7 ... Luis Munoz PIT 7 5 1 0 1 5 ... Chad Reineke HOU 8 3 0 0 1 8, W 2.61

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  All-Star game – Blake Hawksworth STL 1 1 1 0 0 0 … Yovani Gallardo MIL 1 0 0 0 0 1 … Michael Devaney NYN 1 0 0 0 0 2 … Scott Elbert LA 1 1 0 0 1 2 … Kevin Slowey MIN 1 0 0 0 0 3 … Homer Bailey CIN 1 0 0 0 0 3 … Jason Jones NYA 1 2 1 1 0 0 … James Happ PHI 1 0 0 0 0 3 … Jeff Frazier DH DET 1-4 HR 2RBI … Ambroix Concepcion PH-LF NYN 1-2 HR 3RBI … Ryan Patterson LF TOR 0-3 R 3RBI – Also wins the FSL Home-Run Derby

" ... Kevin Slowey of the Fort Myers Miracle, who struck out the side on nine pitches to open the game ...  Slowey earned the honor to start for the West by virtue of the best numbers of any Minor League pitcher this season. He leads the Minors with a 1.10 ERA, having struck out 92 batters in 81 2/3 innings while walking only seven. The Twins prospect threw eight fastballs and one changeup, admitting that when he returned to the bullpen after his brief outing, he got razzed a bit by teammates who asked if he might not need to throw a few more pitches just to get in his work for the night."  (MLB.com)

MIDWEST (A) --  Justin Upton ARZ 1-3 ... Scott Taylor CHN 3 5 4 4 4 2 (3.38) ... Mark Reed CHN 3-4, 8th double (.339) ... 23-year-old needs a promotion Jeff Baisley OAK 2-5, 13th HR (.320) ... Jacob McGee TB 6 2 0 0 3 8 (2.33) ... Jay Bruce CIN 2-3, 24th double, 6th SB ... rolling along Travis Wood CIN 6 2 2 1 2 3 (3.37) .. Cameron Maybin DET 2-3, double, 2 BB's (.315) ... Lucas French DET 6 6 3 3 0 3 (3.58) ... Paul Kelly MIN 2 doubles (18) ... Oswaldo Sosa MIN 6 8 4 2 0 6 (2.75) .. Jeffrey Dominguez SEA 2-5, 16th error (.281) ... Colby Rasmus STL 1-5, 3 K's (.307) ... Bryan Anderson STL 1-2, BB, 2 of 5 gunning base thieves (excellent 39.1% on the season) ... Zach Phillips TEX 7 5 4 2 5 3 (5.38)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Eric Campbell ATL 0-0, BB, .299 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 0-5, .273 ... Kala Ka'aihue ATL 0-3, .326 ... Trent D'Antonio FLA 2-5, HR (7), 2 RBI (14), .214 ... Jeff Van Houten FLA 1-5, HR (14), 3 RBI (46), .243 ... Eli Iorg HOU 2-4, HR (8), 3 RBI (45), 2 SB (14), BB, .247 ... JR Towles HOU 1-4, 2B (14), RBI (33), BB, .333 ... Mark Wagner BOS 0-2, 2 BB, .317 ... Chris Turner BOS 3-4, 2 2B (10), 4 RBI (44), .256 ... Chris Nelson COL 1-3, .276 ... Noe Rodriguez CHA 5 5 1 1 1 9, 3.65 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-5, .259 ... Jose Tabata NYA 2-5, SB (10), .313 ... Brandon Erbe BAL (L, 4-4) 3-2/3 9 5 4 2 1, 2.34 ... Nick Evans NYN 4-4, 2B (16), HR (11), 4 RBI (43), .262 ... Angel Salome MIL 2-4, 2B (23), .294 ... Lorenzo Cain MIL 2-4, 2 2B (12), 2 RBI (28), BB, .287 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-3, HR (6), 2 RBI (38), .288 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-6, SB (12), .208

    Troop Movements ...  NYA - recalled T.J. Beam from Triple-A, designated Aaron Small for assignment ... LAA - Jered Weaver back to AAA, activated Bartolo Colon from the DL ... NYN - placed Cliff Floyd on the 15-day DL ... CIN - placed Brandon Claussen on the 15-day DL ... PHI - recalled Scott Mathieston from Triple-A, optioned Brian Sanches to Triple-A

    Making progress, but staying put - Edinson Volquez TEX :

" ...  general manager Jon Daniels ...  said Friday that, barring injury, he has no plans to bring hot Edinson Volquez to the majors shortly. Volquez extended his scoreless innings string to 19 at Triple-A Oklahoma on Thursday. In his last five starts, Volquez, who turns 23 on July 3, has 46 strikeouts and 14 walks while compiling a 2.45 ERA ...  "He has shown improved command of his fastball, and he's re-establishing himself as a quality option for us," Daniels said. "That's what you want to see from somebody in the minors."   (Dallas Morning News)

    Worries about Andy Marte beginning to fade :

" ...  Marte is coming back from a powerful roadtrip. Marte homered in three consecutive games, June 10-12 in Charlotte. He also comes into [Saturday's] game with homers in each of the last two games in Durham. In the eight games on the trip, Marte hit .321 (9-28) with a double, five home runs, 10 RBI, three walks and nine runs scored."  (Buffalo Bisons)


17 June, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Andy Marte CLE 1-4, 8th HR, R, 2 RBI, .262 … Scott Thorman ATL 3-4, RBI, .324 … Anthony Lerew ATL 1-1/3 3 2 2 3 0, 9.38 … Ryan Roberts TOR 3-6, 2B, .256 … Jason Phillips TOR 1-4, Sac, .253 … Sergio Santos TOR 1-6, BB, .258 … Brandon League TOR 2 0 0 0 1 4, 2.11 … Dustin McGowan TOR 6 4 0 0 1 9, 3.83 … Jerry Owens CHA 1-3, BB, SB, .233 … Charles Haeger CHA 8 9 4 4 1 3, 1.59 … Ryan Raburn DET 3-7, SB, .280 … William Bergolla CIN 1-3, R, BB, .242 … Ryan Wagner CIN 0-1/3 1 0 0 0 0, 6.67 … David Pauley BOS 4-1/3 5 5 1 4 2, 2.08 … Matt White PHI 2 2 0 0 0 0, 3.67 … Joey Gathright TB 1-3, BB, SB, .217 … Edwin Jackson TB 6-1/3 7 6 5 1 5, 6.05 … Jeff Keppinger NYN 2-5, R, .291 … Chase Lambin NYN 1-4, R, .230 … Anderson Hernandez NYN 1-4, RBI, BB, .263 … rehab, Xavier Nady NYN 1-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, .429 … John Maine NYN 5 5 2 2 4 4, 3.60

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Roger Clemens HOU 5.2 5 3 3 3 5  ... Luke Scott HOU 1-4, 19th homer, 3 RBI, .309 ... Anthony Reyes STL 6.0 7 4 4 0 3, 3.04 ... Denny Bautista KC 3.0 7 5 5 3 4  ... Joe Saunders LAA 8.0 7 2 2 1 7, 2.49 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 3-6, 21st double, .398 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 3-5, 17th double, .306 ... James Loney LAD, might just be the next rook in the LAD lineup, 3-6, double, triple, .374 ... Chris Young ARZ 2-4, 10th homer, .284 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ 2-4, 22nd double, .281 ... maybe he'll make it after all, Dewon Brazelton SD, 9.0 1 0 0 4 7, 3.79 ... Cesar Jimenez SEA 6.0 5 0 0 2 5, 4.76

EASTERN (AA)  --  Jesse Floyd SF 2 3 1 1 0 1 ... Beau Hale BAL 6 6 3 1 0 4 ... Brad Snyder CLE RF 0-3, BB ... Denard Span CF MIN 2-4, k ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 0-4; hat trick - 3k's ... Glen Perkins MIN 6 5 2 2 3 7 and falls to 2-7 (albeit w/ a 3.69 ERA) ... Sean Smith CLE 7 4 0 0 2 6 ... Brandon Moss RF BOS 2-3, 3R, 2BB ... Chad Spann 3B BOS 2-4, R, 2B 2RBI ... Adam Lind LF TOR 2-3, BB ... Chris Smith BOS 7 5 0 0 0 4 ... Kory Castro 3B WAS 3-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI, BB ... Vic Buttler CF PIT 2-4, 2R, 3B, 2RBI ... Shane Youman PIT 6 5 0 0 1 6

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Joey Votto CIN 3-5, 23rd double, 11th homer, 4 RBI, .317 ... Tyler Lumsden CHA 8.0 5 2 0 3 4, 3.12 ... Jose Garcia FLO, 2nd AA start, 6.2 5 1 1 2 5 ... Sean Gallagher CHN, OK AA debut, 5.0 5 2 2 4 5

TEXAS (AA)  --  Brandon Wood LAA 1-4, .288 ... Alex Gordon KC 2-4, walk, .305 ... Billy Butler KC 2-5, .318 ... Chris Lambert STL, 7.0 2 0 0 2 8, 4.58 ... Ian Stewart COL 0-3, .250 ... Travis Buck OAK 3-5, 3 doubles (15), .308 ... JR House HOU 3-5, 2 homers (8), .350 ... Hunter Pence HOU 3-5, 15th double, .292

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Sean Rodriguez LAA 1-3, 13th homer, .298 ... Jose Arredondo LAA 7.0 5 4 3 3 8, 2.16 ... Reid Brignac TB 1-4, 12th homer, 21st error, .318 ... Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 1-4, 14th double, 21st error, .309 ... Landon Powell OAK 2-5, 8th homer, 4 RBI, .276 ... Cliff Pennington OAK 2-5, walk, .187

CAROLINA (A+) --  Joe Ness CLE 6.2 3 0 0 2 5 W 2.42 ... Luis Atilano ATL 6 6 2 1 2 1 ... Garrett Olsen BAL 8 4 0 0 0 8 2.77 ... Mike Hinckley WAS 8.2 2 0 0 1 5 ... Dustin Craig PIT 6 8 2 2 2 5 2.10 ... Ronnie Martinez HOU 7 8 1 1 1 3 W 1.69 ... Tommy Hottovy BOS 6.2 2 1 1 1 3 W 2.98

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  No games scheduled.

MIDWEST (A) --  Cameron Maybin DET 1-4, double ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-3, 11th double, .273 ... Donald Veal CHN 6.0 1 0 0 3 6, 2.69 ... catcher Mark Reed CHN 3-6, .329 ... Eduardo Morlan MIN 9.0 7 2 2 0 11, 2.57 (73 Ks in 63 innings)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Beau Jones ATL (W, 3-2) 5-2/3 7 4 4 3 4, 4.25 ... Eric Campbell ATL 3-4, 2B (16), RBI (46), SB (8), .299 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 1-5, .279 ... Kala Ka'aihue ATL 1-5, RBI (47), .330 ... Cody Clark ATL 4-4, 2 2B (10), 3 RBI (8), .326 ... Trent D'Antonio FLA 2-5, 2 HR (6), 2 RBI (12), .214 ... Ole Sheldon HOU 2-4, 2B (24), 2 RBI (28), BB, .343 ... JR Towles HOU 3-6, 2B (13), HR (8), 3 RBI (32), .333 ... Mark Wagner BOS 3-3, 2B (14), BB, .321 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-4, .280 ... Eric Young Jr COL 1-5, SB (49), .266 ... Austin Jackson NYA 0-4, .260 ... Jose Tabata NYA 0-3, .311 ... Tony Festa MIL 4-4, 3 2B (11), 6 RBI (27), BB, .302 ... Angel Salome MIL 1-5, .291 ... Mat Gamel MIL 4-4, RBI (44), BB, .287 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 3-3, 2B (9), 2 BB, .288 ... Josh Outman PHI (W, 4-4) 7-1/3 4 0 0 2 12, 3.44 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-2, RBI (21), SB (1), .209

    Troop Movements ...  MIN - activated Ruben Sierra from the 15-day DL ... CLE - recalled Franklin Gutierrez from Triple-A ... BAL - purchased the contract of Howie Clark from Triple-A, designated John Halama for assignment ... CIN - optioned Ray Olmedo to Triple-A ... BOS - placed Matt Clement on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Gabe Kapler from Triple-A, claimed Kyle Snyder off waivers from KC, designated Dustan Mohr for assignment, activated Mike Holtz from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment ... ATL - placed John Thomson on the 15-day DL, recalled Lance Cormier from Triple-A ... KC - purchased the contract of Kerry Robinson from Triple-A, optioned Shane Costa to Triple-A ... TEX - placed John Wasdin on the 15-day DL, activated Fabio Castro from the 15-day DL ... LAD - activated Dioner Navarro from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Triple-A ...

    Chris Kline, Baseball America, on Andy Marte CLE :

" ...  The problems go back to at least last season when Marte was at Triple-A Richmond and quite possibly to the year before while he was at Double-A Greenville. He started getting into bad habits with his swing, collapsing his back side, resulting in a huge uppercut. That mechanical flaw is still evident now, even if Marte has shown signs of life by hitting .302 with five homers so far in June ...  manager Torey Lovullo said. "What I remember when I managed against him three years ago, he was a pretty special creature. He's got great makeup, he's agile as a third baseman, he's got good arm strength and he hits and he hits for power. There's a lot of tools there, but he's had some fundamental breakdowns in his game and we are fine-tuning those, getting him into our system and showing him what we expect from a major league player."

    It just isn't working out for BJ Upton TB. 

" ...  Durham Bulls shortstop B.J. Upton was arrested early this morning in Chapel Hill and charged with driving while intoxicated ...  driving a 2007 Mercedes Benz sedan on East Franklin Street at about 3:30 a.m., according to a police report. A police officer stopped him for traveling 51 mph in a 30 mph zone, the report said ...  released on a written promise to appear in court."   (The News & Observer)

    Scott Rex, OnDeck, with a heads-up on Anibal Sanchez :

" ...  RHP Anibal Sanchez ... whiffing 10 batters in 6 shutout frames of 4-hit ball ...  is just 2-6 this season despite a solid 3.52 ERA. He once again leads the SL in punchouts with 86 in 76.2 innings pitched. There could be two spots open in the Marlins’ rotation in August and September. Yusmeiro Petit would get one of those spots but the other could go to Sanchez."


16 June, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Ryan Garko CLE 1-3, 8th HR, R, RBI & 0-3, .251 … Andy Marte CLE 0-3 & 2-3, 7th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, .263 … Ben Francisco CLE 1-3, 2B & 1-4, .260 … Jeremy Sowers CLE 7 2 0 0 3 2, 1.27 … Peter Moylan ATL 1 1 0 0 0 1, 5.11 … Scott Baker MIN 6 5 2 2 2 9, 3.00 … Ryan Roberts TOR 2-4, .249 … Ricky Romero TOR 4-2/3 6 5 5 1 6, 9.64 … Jordan Tata DET 8 10 3 3 1 7, 3.96 … Tonys Gutierrez CIN 1-3, BB & 1-3, 2 R, BB, .293 … Philip Dumatrait CIN 7 3 1 0 1 4, 3.57 … Rajai Davis PIT 2-5, .256 … Adam Boeve PIT 2-4, 2 RBI, .261 … Adam Stern BOS 1-3, 4th HR, R, RBI & 0-4, .242 … Carlos Ruiz PHI 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB, .318 … Kevin Reese NYA 3-5, 2 RBI, SB, .299 … Christian Garcia NYA 3-4, 2B, R, RBI, .232 … Carlos Pena NYA 2-5, 2B, R, .266 … B.J. Upton TB 1-3, 0 errors & 0-1, 2 BB, 0 errors, .270 … Elijah Dukes TB 0-3 & 0-2, BB, .300 … Shawn Riggans TB 1-3 & 1-3, 2B, .311 … Jason Hammel TB 7 4 3 3 1 7, 3.90 … Brian Stokes TB 5-2/3 8 4 4 1 3, 3.73 … Jeff Keppinger NYN 0-2, R, BB & 1-2, BB, .289 … rehab, Xavier Nady NYN 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, .667 ... Evan MacLane NYN 4 4 5 5 3 3, 2.82

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Rich Hill CHN 6.0 5 2 2 1 6, 2.38 ... Justin Huber KC, showing little since sitting on the bench in KC, 0-3, .259  ... Edinson Volquez TEX, showing fine form, 7.0 2 0 0 3 10, 3.70 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 3-5, 8th homer, 5th error, .395 ... Luke Scott HOU 3-3, 11th double, 2 walks, .310 ... Cesar Izturis LAD, rehab, 4-5, double, .304 ... James Loney LAD 2-4, 2 RBI, .370 ... Joel Guzman LAD 1-4, triple, .290 ... Ryan Shealy COL 3-5, 12th double, 12th homer, .307 ... Spike Lundberg LAD, not so hot in AAA debut, 5.0 7 4 4 2 4  ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 3-5, .290 ... Adam Jones SEA 3-5, 7th SB, .353 ... now that's making a good first impression, Micah Owings ARZ in AAA debut, 6.0 0 0 0 5 2 ... Tim Stauffer SD 6.0 8 4 3 1 2, 4.41 ...  play 'em or trade 'em, Scott Hairston ARZ, 4-4, 18th homer, walk, 3 RBI, .344 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ 1-4, .277 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 0-4, .295 ... Chris Young ARZ 1-5, .279

EASTERN (AA)  --  Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-5, RBI, k ... Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 1-2 ... Clay Timpner CF SF 2-5, RBI, k ... Adam Miller CLE 5 4 2 2 3 5 ... Pat Misch SF 5 7 2 2 2 4 ... Denard Span DH MIN 1-5, R, 2RBI, k ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 1-5, HR ... Michel Abreu 1B NYM 2-4, 2B, RBI ... Matt Garza MIN 6 3 0 0 2 8 ... Javier Guzman SS PIT 2-3, HR, 3RBI ... Adam Lind LF TOR 2-4, R, 2k ... Eric Duncan 1B NYY 0-3 ... David Purcey TOR 5.1 6 2 2 2 2 ... Chad Spann 3B BOS 1-4, HR, 3k ... Kason Gabbard BOS 7 4 0 0 2 5 ... Brent Clevlen RF DET 2-3, R, 2B ... Zack Segovia PHI 8 6 5 2 2 2

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Joey Votto CIN 3-5, 22nd double, 10th homer, .311 ... Lance Broadway CHA 7.0 8 3 2 1 4, 2.81 ...  Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-3, .213 ... Eric Patterson CHN 2-3, 19th SB, .280

TEXAS (AA)  --  Billy Butler KC 3-5, 18th double, 10th homer, .317 ... Alex Gordon KC 2-6, 2 doubles (19), 3 Ks, .302 ... Chris Lubanski KC 1-4, 5th homer, .243 ... Brandon Wood LAA 0-3, walk, 3 Ks, .289 ... Joe Koshansky COL 2-5 and now the minors' home run leader, 18th and 19th homers, .324 ... Ian Stewart COL 2-4, 20th double, .254 ... Kurt Suzuki OAK 2-3, 2 doubles (18), walk, .299

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Justin Thomas SEA, 2nd game since promotion, 6.0 6 0 0 2 8, 1.50 ... Marcus Sanders SF 1-5, 4 Ks, .215 ... Reid Brignac TB 1-4, .319 ... nice to see AJ Shappi ARZ having some success, 8.0 7 1 1 1 0 ... Matt Miller COL 2-4, double, triple, .320 ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 2-3, 25th double, .309 ... shortstop Sean Rodriguez LAA 3-5, 13th double, 12th homer, .297 ... Luis Cota KC, some signs of a turnaround, now this 3.1 8 8 8 3 2 ... Eric Hurley TEX 7.2 2 1 1 4, 2.54

" ... Eric Hurley took a no-hitter into the eighth inning ... Hurley (5-3) cruised through seven innings, then gave up singles to Luis Perez and Gregorio Petit to open the eighth. He struck out David Castillo but allowed a run-scoring groundout to Cameron Coughlan, who stole second, and walked Luke Appert. That was it for the 20-year-old right-hander as Matt Farnum worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his first save. Hurley, a first-round draft pick by the Texas Rangers in 2004, threw 71 of 112 pitches for strikes. He fell one out shy of his longest outing of the season. On May 9, he scattered four hits and struck out 15 over eight innings against High Desert."  (MLB.com)

CAROLINA (A+) --  Radhames Liz BAL 5 4 1 1 4 5 L ... Adam Russell CHA 5 3 0 0 2 4 W ... Lucas Harrell CHA 5.2 5 2 2 2 1 ... Jordan Brown LF CLE 2-3, double, Home Run, 2 runs, 5RBI ... Kevin Dixon CLE 6 5 1 1 2 3 W

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Mark Rogers MIL 7 1 0 0 4 10 ND, 4.73 – 84 strike-outs and 37 walks in 59 innings … Eric Harberer STL 8 6 1 1 0 6 ND, 3.67 … Robinzon Diaz C TOR 2-4 RBI, .298 … Ryan Klosterman SS TOR 3-4 double, HR(11) 2R, .282 … Alexi Casilla 2B MIN 2-5 2R, .315 … Drew Anderson 2B CIN 3-5, .282 … Anthony Swarzak MIN 4 10 4 4 0 4 L(3-4, 4.57) … Clete Thomas CF DET 2-5 R, .266 … Xavier Paul RF LA 2-3, .291 … Scott Elbert LA 4 1 0 0 1 6 ND, 2.65 … Michael Devaney NYN 6 4 0 0 3 5 ND, 1.81

MIDWEST (A) --  Kyle Blanks SD 2-8, 7th HR, 3 K's (.291) ... big ouch Fabian Jimenez Angulo SD 1/3 2 5 5 4 0 (4.71) ... Cameron Maybin DET 0-4, 3 BB's (.309) .. Jaime Garcia STL 7 6 1 1 0 5 (2.90) ... Colby Rasmus STL 3-5, triple (.308) ... love the K's, anyway Omar Poveda TEX 6 6 4 4 0 9 (4.44) ... Jeffrey Dominguez SEA 2-7, 5th CS ... the kid's in a bit of a rut Justin Upton ARZ 0-4 (.272; was 337 in late May) ... Johnny Cueto CIN 6 2/3 3 0 0 3 2 (W, 7-1, 2.71) ... Jay Bruce CIN 0-3, BB, K (.287) ... Mitch Atkins CHN 6 7 4 4 1 5 (W, 6-1, 2.24) .. Mark Reed CHN 1-5, K (.323) ... Jared Lansford OAK 5 6 7 7 2 3 (3.38) ... a faint pulse Henry Sanchez MIN 1-3, 12th double, 2 K's (.204) ... Nick Adenhart ANA 8 5 2 2 1 8 (W, 9-2, 2.08)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Matthew Maloney PHI 7.0 2 0 0 5 8, 1.56  ... Gregory Golson PHI, a little spurt, 3-4, 4th homer in game one, then 0-3, .207 ... Clay Buchholz BOS 5.0 3 1 0 2 7, 3.27 ... Sergio Pedroza LAD 2-3, 17th double & 0-3, walk, 3Ks, .279 ... Andrew Locke LAD 2-3, 8th homer & 0-3, .331 ... Thomas Fairchild HOU 7.0 4 1 1 2 7, 1.85 ... Kala Kaaihue ATL 2-4, 15th homer, .333

" ... Matt Maloney proved again why he's a South Atlantic League All-Star. Maloney tossed a two-hitter for his league-leading second complete game on Thursday as the Lakewood BlueClaws blanked the Delmarva Shorebirds, 7-0 ... Already the league leader, Maloney (7-4) lowered his ERA to 1.56 while extending his scoreless streak to 18 innings ... He also walked five to tie a season high and struck out eight to raise his league-leading total to 93 in 80 2/3 innings. Over his last four starts, the 22-year-old left-hander is 3-0 with a 0.67 ERA. Opponents are hitting just .173 against Maloney, whose ERA on the road is an even more impressive 1.15 in six games."

    Troop Movements ...  MLB - suspended Randy Johnson NYA five games for intentional pitch at Eduardo Perez CLE ... CHA - acquired David Riske from BOS for Javier Lopez, optioned Sean Tracey to AAA ... NYA - activated Bubba Crosby from the DL, designated Nick Green for assignment ... OAK - placed Frank Thomas on the 15-day DL, recalled Jeremy Brown from AAA ... MIL - sent Brad Nelson outright to AA ... MIN - acquired Brandon Roberts from CIN for Juan Castro

    Dayn Perry, FOXSports.com, reviews his Top 10 prospect picks and grades their performances thus far :

" ...  1. Delmon Young ...   In 20 games of action this season, Young put up a batting line of .342 AVG/.381 OBP/.408 SLG at AAA-Durham, but the real story, of course, is that he was suspended for 50 games for flinging his bat at an umpire ...  eligible to return on June 19, but the lost development time — particularly for a prospect who's yet to shine at the Triple-A level — will be critical. He has much to prove. 2006 Grade: F "

" ... 7. Andy Marte ...  has handled International League pitching with aplomb before, but he got off to a miserably slow start at AAA-Buffalo this season. He's now hitting a mediocre .261 AVG/.329 OBP/.404 SLG, but his batting line in June is a more respectable .308 AVG/.333 OBP/.500 SLG. Overall, however, he's languishing a bit. The Indians were probably right to show patience with Marte and give him another season in the minors. 2006 Grade: C+ "

" ... 10. Billy Butler ...  defense in the outfield calls to mind a crumbling statue, is all about the bat. In 2006, he's hitting .310 AVG/.370 OBP/.484 SLG at AA-Wichita despite being only 20 years of age. The raw power numbers aren't terribly impressive, but overall it's a solid performance considering the context. A good but not great season for Butler thus far. 2006 Grade: B "

    SD's top pitching prospect could be heading for a DL stay :

" ...   last year's first-round choice, pitcher Cesar Carrillo, the club talked of shutting him down for the rest of the season. Carrillo, 21, is to meet with Padres physician Jan Fronek ...   to go over results from an MRI exam on his right elbow. “If we need to be cautious and shut him down, we will,” said Grady Fuson, the club's vice president of scouting and player development. “We could always get him innings later in the (Arizona) Fall League.”  ... The Padres recently expressed trade interest in Indians Triple-A third baseman Andy Marte but were told he's unavailable.  (San Diego Union Tribune)

    CINCY gets its man :

" ...  Drew Stubbs was true to his word. The Reds' first-round draft pick said after being selected last week that he expected to sign quickly, and it took him just over a week. Stubbs made it official Wednesday ... The eighth overall pick in the draft received a $2 million bonus and will report to Billings this weekend to begin his professional career. Reds senior director of scouting Chris Buckley said he was pleased to have the first-round pick in the fold so quickly ...  Stubbs, a center fielder known for his athleticism, hit .342 in 62 games for the University of Texas this season. He had 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 58 RBIs, stole 26 bases in 32 attempts and posted a .439 on-base percentage. Many believe he's skilled enough defensively to be an elite-level outfielder in the majors right now, but Stubbs needs to work on making more contact as he begins his journey through the minors. He struck out 60 times in 243 at-bats this year.  (Cincinnati Post)


15 June, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  J.D. Durbin MIN 6-2/3 7 2 0 3 2, 2.27 … Ryan Roberts TOR 1-3, RBI, BB, .244 … John Hattig TOR 3-4, .273 … Rob Cosby TOR 1-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI, HBP, .258 … Josh Banks TOR 7 3 2 2 0 6, 5.40 … Brandon League TOR 1 2 0 0 0 0, 2.21 … Jerry Owens CHA 2-4, R, .233 … Donald Kelly DET 0-3, .228 … Val Majewski BAL 1-4, 3B, R, RBI, .200 … Rajai Davis PIT 1-5, 2B, R, SB, .252 … Adam Boeve PIT 3-5, .250 … Tom Gorzelanny PIT 7 2 0 0 1 10, 2.60 … Kevin Reese NYA 2-4, .291

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Felix Pie CHN 0-4, .257 ... Ben Hendrickson MIL 6.0 8 1 1 2 3, 2.21 ... Erick Aybar LAA 3-5, double, .299 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 0-4, .389 ... Luke Scott HOU, hard to ignore his production, 4-5, triple, 18th homer, .301 ... Chris Snelling SEA 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI ... Scott Hairston ARZ 3-4, 17th homer ... James Loney LAD 3-4, .367 ... Paul McAnulty SD 5-5, 9th homer, .322 ... Chris Young ARZ 3-5, double, walk, .282 ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 2-3, 9th & 10th doubles, walk & 3-4, double, 7th homer, . 283

EASTERN (AA)  --  Chad Spann 3B BOS 2-5, 2B, 2k ... Brandon Moss RF BOS 1-4, HR, 2RBI, BB ... Tony Alvarez LF BAL 3-5, 2R, 2 2B, 2RBI, k ... James Johnson BAL 6 9 4 4 2 1 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 2-3, R, 2B, BB (.427) ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-4, R, BB, 2k ... Clay Timpner CF SF 2-4, R ... Denard Span CF MIN 0-3, 3k's, bb ... Trent Oeltjen RF MIN 3-4, R, 2 2B ... Adam Harben MIN 6 5 4 4 3 3 ... Mike Pelfrey NYM 6 5 1 1 2 8 ... Vic Buttler CF PIT 2-2, R, 2B, 2BB ... Matt Padgett RF PHI 2-5, R, 3B, k ... Kody Kirkland 3B DET 2-5, R, 2 2B ... Adam Lind LF TOR 2-4, 3RBI, BB, k ... Gabe Lopez 2B NYY 4-4, 2R, 3B, RBI ... Eric Duncan 1B NYY 0-4, k ... Kyle Yates TOR 7 9 2 2 0 4

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Ray Liotta CHA 7.1 6 1 1 2 5, 3.44 ... Anibal Sanchez FLO 6.0 4 0 0 3 10, 3.52 ... Joey Votto CIN 2-4, 21st double, walk, .305 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL, just can't get going, 1-3, 7th passed ball, .216 ... Tony Peguero TB 7.0 5 2 1 1 1, 3.21 ... Wes Bankston TB 2-2, double, walk, .315

TEXAS (AA)  --  Travis Buck OAK 1-4, 4th homer, .309 ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL 6.0 1 0 0 3 6, 2.63 ... Ian Stewart COL 0-3, .249 ... Alex Gordon KC 0-4, .301 ... Ryan Feierabend SEA 6.2 5 0 0 0 10, 4.41 ... Hunter Pence HOU 1-4, .286 ... Terry Evans STL 5 homers in 6 games since promotion to AA, 2-3, homer, walk, .500 ... Brandon Wood LAA 2-4, 25th double, walk, .292

" ... Ubaldo Jimenez went 5 1/3 innings before allowing a hit as Tulsa blanked visiting Wichita, 4-0 ...  Jimenez (8-2) allowed one hit over six innings en route to becoming the Texas League's first eight-game winner. The 22-year-old right-hander struck out six and walked three, and has allowed just one run over his last 27 innings pitched."  (MLB.com)

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Michael Ekstrom SD 6.0 5 1 1 1 6, 2.30  ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 2-4, .307 ... SS Sean Rodriguez LAA 4-5, 12th double, 11th homer, 20th error, .291 ... Robert Rohrbaugh SEA 6.1 6 1 1 2 8, 6-1, 1.75 ... Marcus Sanders SF 1-5, 19th error, .216 ... Yung Chi Chen 2B SEA 1-3, 4th homer, 3 RBI, 2 walks, .333

CAROLINA (A+) --  Matt Harrison ATL 5.2 7 1 1 0 4 W(8) ... Clayton Hamilton PIT 5 2 0 0 1 5 W ... Mike Carlin LF PIT 2-6, Home Run, 5RBI ... Chuck Lofgren CLE 5.2 5 2 2 3 4

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Jake Fox C CHN 1-3 HR(16), .314 … Robinzon Diaz C TOR 2-4 double, R RBI, .294 … Brock Peterson 1B MIN 2-4, .305 … Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 2-3 R, .206 … Brian Duensing MIN 7 5 2 1 1 5 L(0-2, 3.21) … Jeff Frazier LF DET 2-4 R, .256 … Jeff Larish 1B DET 2-4 HR(12) 3RBI, .253 … Kevin Whelan DET 1 0 0 0 1 2, 4.43 … Brett Smith NYA 8 7 5 4 3 4 L(5-4, 3.14) … Blake Dewitt 2B LA 1-3 HR(4) 2R, .269 … Xavier Paul RF LA 2-3 double, 3RBI, .286 … Cory Dunlap 1B LA 2-4 double, R, .226 … Mitchell Boggs STL 9 1 0 0 0 11 W(5-3, 3.57)

MIDWEST (A) --  No games scheduled.

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Jo Jo Reyes ATL 7.0 6 0 0 2 6, (complete game) 8-1, 2.99 ... Eric Campbell 3B ATL 2-3, CS (2) & 1-2, .292...  Austin Jackson NYA, slide continues, 0-4, .263 ... Jose Tabata NYA 2-3, 2 walks, .321 ... Sean West FLO 6.2 5 0 0 1 8, 1.25 (in 50 innings) ... Chaz Roe COL 6.0 6 2 2 2 6, 3.77 ... John Drennen CLE 4-5, double, 5th SB, .311

    Troop Movements ...  BAL - placed Jay Gibbons on the 15-day DL, recalled Ed Rogers from Triple-A ... LAD - purchased the contract of Chad Billingsley from Triple-A, optioned Joel Guzman to Triple-A ... ATL - placed Chris Reitsma on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Phil Stockman from Triple-A ... TB - placed Tyler Walker on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Tim Corcoran from Triple-A ...  PIT - signed first rounder Brad Lincoln ... DET - recalled Wilfredo Ledezma, designated Bobby Seay for assignment ...

" ... The Tampa Bay Devil Rays promoted Biscuits stopper Juan Salas to Class AAA Durham today. Salas was 3-0 with 14 saves and a 0.00 ERA with Montgomery this season. He allowed 13 hits and totaled 52 strikeouts in 342/3 innings. He has blown three saves. After allowing only five hits in his first 19 appearances, Salas has given up eight hits in his last five. Salas converted from third baseman to pitcher two years ago and has jumped through Tampa Bay’s system."  (Montgomery Advertiser)

    Bryan Smith, Baseball Analysts, begins to put together a new list of pitching prospects with the graduation of all of his top dogs to MLB (Billingsley the latest) :

" ...  Nick Adenhart  ...  he has been dominant in the Midwest League, pitching well in all-but-one outing on the season. While his strikeout numbers pale in comparison to others in low-A, like Wade Davis or Brandon Erbe, Adenhart shows more pitchability than both. The Angels have no need to rush him, so I just don't see the negatives here. Big stuff, a healthy right arm, a coddled future and a bunch of pitchability. He belongs."

" ... Matt Garza  ...  Twins knew they were drafting a right arm with a lot of stuff last June, but I doubt they thought the player might be ready to contribute by September, 2006. Expect the Twins to develop a solid long-term plan this winter, and when they do so, expect Garza to be featured prominently."

" ... Jeremy Sowers  ... makes up for any lack of stuff with the extraordinary ability to keep the ball down. Sowers has been consistently dominant in the IL this season, and despite problems in the back end of the rotation, the Indians have not backed down. They will be patient with Sowers -- and their seven figure free agents -- even if it detracts from the 2006 win-loss record. So, for now, Sowers is one of the minors' top 6 pitching prospects, but perhaps the closest to Major League success."


14 June, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Jake Dittler CLE 6-1/3 4 2 1 3 0, 4.83 … Scott Thorman ATL 1-4, 15th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, .325 … Anthony Lerew ATL 1 3 1 1 0 0, 9.26 … Peter Moylan ATL 1 0 0 0 0 1, 5.32 … Chuck James ATL 6 5 1 1 1 7, 2.36 … Ryan Sweeney CHA 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, .309 … Josh Fields CHA 1-4, 11th HR, R, RBI, .341 … Pedro Lopez CHA 2-5, .272 … Humberto Sanchez DET 7 3 0 0 1 7, 0.71 … Chris Denorfia CIN 2-5, 2B, .347 … William Bergolla CIN 2-5, .245 … Justin Germano CIN 6 4 2 2 2 6, 4.50 … Sean Burnett PIT 5 5 0 0 0 5, 5.75 … Carlos Ruiz PHI 2-4, 2 2B, .319 … Eude Brito PHI 5 8 7 7 3 4, 3.79 … Sean Henn NYA 4 4 4 4 4 1, 6.06 … B.J. Upton TB 1-4, 2B, RBI, 0 errors, .270 … Shawn Riggans TB 0-1, 2 BB, HBP, .310 … Chris Seddon TB 6 6 2 2 1 3, 4.88

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Jason WIndsor OAK 6.0 3 1 1 1 6, 3.66 (10th win AA & AAA) ... Clint Nageotte SEA 1.2 9 8 8 0 3, 5.14 ... Bryan LaHair 1B SEA, promoted to AAA, 1-4 ... Mark Prior CHN, the numbers look good, 6.2 4 1 0 1 10 ... Chris Narveson STL 6.2 3 0 0 1 0 ... Steven Shell LAA 6.0 4 0 0 1 5, 3.50 ... Merkin Valdez SF, once a primo prospect, 1.1 2 1 1 0 0, 4.38 ... Howie Kendrick LAA, dipping below .400, 1-4, 20th double, .398 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 2-4, 16th double, .299 ... Jason Hirsh HOU 7.0 7 4 4 3 3, 3.02 ... Luke Scott HOU 3-4, 17th homer, .291 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ, heating up, 3-4, 21st double, .283 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 2-5, 2 doubles (13), .303 ... Alberto Callaspo ARZ 4-5, .320 ... Andy LaRoche LAD, quite a hit in AAA, 2-3, homer, walk

EASTERN (AA)  --  Brad Snyder RF CLE 2-4, R, 2B, BB ... Ryan Goleski LF CLE 2-5, R, 2B, k ... Ryan Mulhern 1B CLE 3-5, 2 2B, 3RBI, k ... Chris Begg SF 6.1 9 3 3 2 3 ... Aaron Laffey CLE 6.1 6 2 2 1 4 ... Denard Span CF MIN 1-3, BB ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 0-4 ... Michel Abreu 1B NYM 2-4, R ... Willie Collazo NYM 9 5 0 0 1 5 ... Adam Lind LF TOR 1-3, BB, 2k ... Eric Duncan 1B NYY 1-3, R, BB ... Justin Christian CF NYY 3-3 ... Phil Hughes NYY dominant: 7 1 0 0 3 8 ... Brent Cox NYY 1 1 0 0 1 0 ... Chad Spann 3B BOS the resurgence to prospectdom continues: 3-5, HR, 2RBI, 2k (.300) ... Brandon Moss RF BOS 3-4, 3R, 2B, HR, 3RBI ... Matt Goodson BOS 6 3 1 1 1 4 ... Kory Castro 3B WAS 3-5, 3R, 2B, 2HR, 4RBI ... Frank Diaz CF WAS 3-5, R, RBI ... Vic Buttler CF PIT 4-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI ... Javier Guzman SS PIT 2-3, R, 2B, 3B, RBI ... Michael Bourn CF PHI 3-6, 2R, 2B, 2RBI, BB, k ... Matt Padgett RF PHI 3-4, 2R, 2RBI, 2BB ... Gio Gonzalez PHI 7 4 2 2 4 12

" ... Phil Hughes carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning on Tuesday night as the Trenton Thunder blanked the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 3-0 ...  Hughes (3-3) stifled the Fisher Cats, retiring 10 in a row before Justin Singleton spoiled the no-hit bid with a double in the top of the sixth. The 19-year-old right-hander lasted seven innings and struck out a season-high eight while giving up one hit and three walks. In his last two starts, the Yankees' top pitching prospect has given up one run on six hits over 13 innings, lowering his ERA from 4.98 to 3.80. "  (MLB.com)

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-3, .214 ... Wes Bankston TB 1-4, 3rd homer ... Andrew Sonnanstine TB 9.0 3 0 0 0 4, 3.63 ... Corey Thurman MIL (27 now, a 4th rounder in 1996) 7.0 3 0 0 3 0, 1.98

TEXAS (AA)  --  Troy Tulowitzki COL 0-4, 15th error, .283 ... Ian Stewart COL 1-4, walk, .252 ... Yorman Bazardo SEA 5.0 4 0 0 0 1, 2.97 ... Hunter Pence HOU 1-4, .286 ... John Danks TEX 6.0 9 2 2 2 3, 4.41 ... Brad Ziegler OAK 8.1 5 2 2 2 7, 3.25 ...  catcher Kurt Suzuki OAK 2-4, 16th double, .294

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Reid Brignac TB 1-3, 18th double, walk, 3 RBI, 7th SB, .324 ... catcher Michael Collins LAA 2-4, double, .303 ... Nick Pereira SF 6.0 6 2 1 1 7, 2.06 ...  Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 3-5, 23rd and 24th doubles, walk, 3 RBI, .303 ... Cliff Pennington OAK, any progress difficult to discern, 1-5, 9th error, .172 (and still at leadoff) ... Matt Tuiasosopo SEA, back at SS, 1-6, 3 Ks, 20th error, .317

CAROLINA (A+) --  Chris Amador CF CHA 2-4, Home Run, sb ... Chris Kelly 1B CHA 2-3, Home Run, 2RBI ... Sean Smith RF CHA 3-3, 2 Home Runs, 3 runs, 4RBI, sb ... Wes Whisler CHA 7 5 1 1 4 3 W ... Nyjer Morgan CF PIT 2-5, double ... Pedro Powell LF PIT 1-4, sb(27) ... Derek Hankins PIT 7 6 2 2 1 2 ... Jensen Lewis CLE 5.1 6 0 0 0 5 ... Bryan Pritz LF BOS 2-4, double, triple, run, 4RBI ... Matthew Kent C BOS 1-4, Home Run, 2RBI ... Rogearvin Bernadina CF WAS 3-5, sb ... Andrew Dobies BOS 6 8 3 3 0 3 ... Colin Balester WAS 6 3 3 3 1 5

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Ricky Romero TOR 7 4 0 0 1 6 W(2-0, 2.12) … Clete Thomas CF DET 2-3 2 doubles, .261 … Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 2-2 R RBI, .256 … Randy Wolf PHI (rehab) 2 2/3 4 0 0 1 2 … Jason Jones NYA 7 4 2 2 2 2 ND, 2.42 … Jake Fox C CHN 4-4 HR(15) 2R 3RBI, .315 … Grant Psomas 3B FLO 3-4 3 doubles, R RBI, .310 … Gaby Hernandez FLO 5 4 3 3 3 10 W(7-3, 4.07) … Corey Coles LF NYN 2-4 RBI, .332 … Mike Carp 1B NYN 2-4 RBI, .269 … Jacob Ruckle NYN 6 2/3 8 3 2 1 5 ND, 1.59

" ... Randy Wolf was struck on his pitching hand by a line drive on Tuesday during his second rehab start ... had pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings ...  when he was hit on his hand by a liner ...Wolf threw his glove to the ground and, following a brief meeting near the mound with Threshers trainer Jason Kirkman, headed to the clubhouse. Wolf was seen in the clubhouse with an ice pack wrapped around his hand ...   X-rays ...  were negative, and he is expected to make his next rehab start."  (MLB.com)

MIDWEST (A) --  bit of a slump for the big man Kyle Blanks SD 0-3, K (.293) .. Ramon Garcia DET 6 6 4 3 0 2 (1.92) ... Cameron Maybin DET 1-3, 8th SB ... Jay Bruce CIN 2-4, 5th CS, runner gunned from CF .. Colby Rasmus STL 2-4, 8th HR (3rd straight game with a tater) .. Michael Saunders SEA 1-4, 3 K's (.224) .. Juan Jimenez TEX 7 5 2 2 1 6 (3.52) ... Mark Reed CHN 1-4 ... Frank Martinez OAK 2-4, 10th double, 9th error (.258) ... Justin Upton ARZ 2-4, 3rd HR

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Scott Mitchinson PHI 5.0 7 3 3 2 3, 3.76 ... Koby Clemens HOU 3-4, double, .242 ... catcher Justin Towles HOU 1-1, 7th homer, walk, .335 ... Chris Volstad FLO 7.0 7 3 0 1 6, 3.87 ... Ryan Shaver SF 6.0 5 0 0 0 4, 2.16

    Troop Movements ...  BOS - activated Mike Timlin from the DL, recalled Jermaine Van Buren from AAA, placed Keith Foulke on the 15-day DL ... CLE - recalled Jeremy Guthrie from AAA, optioned Jason Davis to AAA ... ARZ - designated Russ Ortiz for assignment, purchased the contract of Randy Choate from AAA ... TOR - David Purcey demoted to Double-A, promoted David Romero to AAA ... PIT - activated Joe Randa from the 15-day DL, optioned Yurendell DeCaster to Triple-A ... LAD - signed first round supplemental pick shortstop Preston Mattingly, activated Jeff Kent from the 15-day DL, placed Eric Gagne on the 15-day DL ... SF - placed Lance Niekro on the 15-day DL, recalled Travis Ishikawa from Double-A ... HOU - activated Roy Oswalt from the 15-day DL, optioned Philip Barzilla to Triple-A ... FLO - placed Josh Willingham on the 15-day DL, recalled Chris Aguila from Triple-A ... MIN - designated Tony Batista for assignment, Jason Bartlett the likely replacement ...

    Padres get their first rounder in the fold :

" ...   Matt Antonelli agreed to a deal worth $1,575,000 with the Padres on Monday, six days after being selected with the 17th pick overall in the draft. The 6-foot, 198-pound Wake Forest third baseman ... a first-team All-ACC selection this year after batting .333 with 11 home runs and 38 RBIs in 55 games ...  Padres scouting chief Grady Fuson likens Antonelli to Blue Jays infielder Aaron Hill, with better athleticism. Antonelli's foot speed, arm, glove and right-handed bat were graded above average ... As a major leaguer, Antonelli "should hit .280 with 15 or more home runs with a good on-base-percentage," Fuson said. "  (San Diego Union Tribune)

    Dodgers about to add one more prospect to their lineup :

" ...   the Dodgers are close to promoting starting pitcher Chad Billingsley from triple-A Las Vegas to make his debut Thursday at San Diego or Friday in an interleague game at Oakland. The Dodgers could retain a 12-man pitching staff by promoting Billingsley and activating Kent while placing Gagne on the disabled list and sending rookie Joel Guzman to Las Vegas. Slipping Billingsley into the rotation Thursday is appealing to the Dodgers for two reasons. It would enable them to avoid handing another start to Odalis Perez or Jae Seo, while also giving struggling Brett Tomko an extra day of rest."  (LA Times)

    Scott Thorman, Jason Bartlett and Josh Fields are among the prospects included in Bryan Smith's piece at TheBaseballAnalysts on youngsters blocked within their organizations.

" ...  Thorman ... While handing the everyday spot to him would be accepting some loss in terms of power (his ISO is only about .240 in AAA), it would help in the on-base percentage column. Thorman's reduced strikeout numbers would help get more batting average from the position, and while Thorman doesn't walk at LaRoche's rate, he does so at an acceptable pace; his OBP is .049 points higher than LaRoche's, albeit at a lower level. Given his recent home run hot streak, which has helped double his home run rate over two weeks, the Braves would be best suited to try the flavor of the week. If that doesn't work, perhaps a trade would."

" ... Currently 26, Bartlett is hitting .306/.328/.445 in Triple-A. Obviously, he isn't a star shortstop; he never walks and shows gap power at best. However, Bartlett represents a vast improvement over Castro and Punto. This is a point that pundits universally agree on, now it's the Twins turn."

" ... This season, Fields has been other-worldly, hitting .343/.432/.599. Strikeouts? Still excessive, 63 in 207 at-bats ...  we know that the numbers are coming down. But even when they reach a middle ground between last year and this season, Fields will be a worthy bargaining chip for a team dedicated to Joe Crede. The Oklahoma State quarterback offers fantastic power, a lot of patience, and tons of athleticism. Even with the strikeouts, in the next nine months, some team will bite at Josh Fields."

    Baseball America announces its choice as college player of the year :

" ...  Andrew Miller's 13-2, 2.11 season stands as a key reason for North Carolina's first College World Series berth since 1989 ...  Miller, all 6 feet and 6 inches of him, can't hide from the attention now. His dominant junior season, in which he posted a 119-36 strikeout-walk ratio and allowed seven extra-base hits (and only one home run) in 111 innings, not only helped him meet a personal goal of reaching Omaha, but also earned him Baseball America's College Player of the Year award." 

    Scott Rex, OnDeck, updating his prospect lists, league by league :

    CALIFORNIA                CAROLINA                    FLORIDA STATE
  1 Carlos Gonzalez OF ARZ    Radhames Liz RHP BAL        Homer Bailey RHP CIN
  2 Eric Hurley RHP TEX       Nolan Reimold OF BAL        Yovani Gallardo RHP MIL
  3 Jose Arredondo RHP LAA    Neil Walker C PIT           Ricky Romero LHP TOR
  4 Reid Brignac SS TB        Matt Harrison LHP ATL       Ryan Braun 3B MIL
  5 Franklin Morales LHP COL  Chuck Lofgren LHP CLE       Scott Elbert LHP LAD
  6 Matt Tuiasosopo 3B SEA    Troy Patton LHP HOU         Mark Rogers RHP MIL
  7 Nick Pereira RHP SF       Jimmy Barthmaier RHP HOU    Kevin Slowey RHP MIN
  8 Luis Cota RHP KC          Jacoby Ellsbury OF BOS      Anthony Swarzak RHP MIN
  9 James Houser LHP TB       Trevor Crowe OF CLE         Gaby Hernandez RHP FLO
 10 Chris Mason RHP TB        Garrett Olson LHP BAL       Jesus Flores C NYN
    Nate Stephens, RotoWorld.com, presents his ranking of the June draftees - Miller, Lincecum, Lincoln, 1-2-3.

13 June, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Franklin Gutierrez CLE 2-5, R, SB, .293 … Ryan Garko CLE 0-5, RBI, .254 … Andy Marte CLE 1-3, 6th HR, 2 R, RBI, BB, .261 … Jason Cooper CLE 1-4, 4th HR, R, 4 RBI, .222 … Kelly Shoppach CLE 2-4, 2B, R, HBP, .315 … Scott Thorman ATL 4-5, 2B, RBI, .326 … Ricardo Rodriguez ATL 5 10 7 7 3 5, 4.57 … Jason Bartlett MIN 1-2, R, 2 BB, HBP, .307 … John Hattig TOR 3-5, 3 2B, 3 R, .267 … Rob Cosby TOR 2-3, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, HBP, .261 … Sergio Santos TOR 2-5, R, .266 … rehab, A.J. Burnett TOR 5 0 0 0 1 7, 0.00 … Jerry Owens CHA 1-4, 4th HR, R, 3 RBI, BB, .229 … Chris Stewart CHA 3-4, 2B, 2 R, .288 … Pedro Lopez CHA 2-4, R, .269 … Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, .298 … Chris Denorfia CIN 4-5, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, .346 … Ryan Wagner CIN 1-1/3 0 0 0 0 1, 6.75 … Mike Burns CIN 3 3 1 1 1 2, 1.37 … Dustin Pedroia BOS 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R, .280 … Adam Stern BOS 2-5, R, .246 … Hee-Seop Choi BOS 0-2, R, 3 BB, .229 … Matt White PHI 7-1/3 6 3 3 2 3, 3.76 … Christian Garcia NYA 1-2, R, .228 … Carlos Pena NYA 1-3, 9th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, .267 … B.J. Upton TB 1-5, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 0 errors, .271 … Shawn Riggans TB 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, .312 … Jeff Keppinger NYN 1-2, 2 BB, .289

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  John Patterson WAS, rehab, 4.2 4 2 1 2 3 ... Felix Pie CHN 1-4, walk, .261 ... Bartolo Colon LAA, rehab, 7.0 9 6 6 0 1 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 1-5, .401 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 2-2, double, 2 walks, .294 ... Andy LaRoche LAD, moving up to AAA, 2-2, homer, walk, 3 RBI ... Ben Fritz OAK, also debuting in AAA, 3.1 7 6 6 5 1 ... James Loney LAD 4-5, 13th double, 3rd homer, .364 ... Delwyn Young LAD 3-4, 19th double, .293 ... Greg Miller LAD 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 ... Adam Jones SEA 2-5, 13th double, .250 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ, finally a little spurt, 3-5, 6th homer, .274 ... Scott Hairston ARZ 3-5, 16th homer, SB, 329 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 0-4, 2 more errors (5 in two games), .301 ... Guillermo Quiroz SEA 3-5, 3rd homer, .304 ... Michael Garciaparra SEA 3-5, homer, .362

EASTERN (AA)  --  Daniel Haigwood PHI 6 7 3 2 3 4 ... Joey Hammond 3B-LF PHI 4-5, HR, 3RBI ... Tim Moss 2B PHI 1-4, HR, k ... David Parrish C PIT 2-4, 2R, 2B

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Matt Wright ATL 6.2 8 1 1 1 5, 2.10 ...Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-4, 6th PB, .213 ... Joey Votto CIN 2-4, 20th double, .302

TEXAS (AA)  --  Brandon Wood LAA 1-2, 24th double, 2 walks, .289 ... JR House HOU 2-4, 6th homer, .348 ... Hunter Pence HOU 1-4, 3 Ks, .287 ... Matt Albers HOU 6.0 2 2 1 2 8, 7-2, 2.23 ... Mitch Maier KC 4-5, .302 ... Billy Butler KC 2-4, 9th homer, .312 ... Chris Lubanski KC 0-4, .243 ... Joe Koshansky COL 4-4, 16th and 17th homers, 4 RBI, walk, .,323 ... Ian Stewart COL 1-5, double, .252 ... Zack Greinke KC 5.1 8 4 4 1 2 ... Travis Buck OAK 2-5, double, .312 ... Thomas Diamond TEX 5.0 3 2 2 3 6, 4.15

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Billy Buckner KC 5.0 7 4 3 1 9, 3.65 ... Reid Brignac TB 2-5, .324 ... 1B Chris Nowak TB 3-4, 4th homer, .315 ... Matt Miller COL 2-5, .322

CAROLINA (A+) --  No games scheduled.

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Blake Hawksworth STL 6 4 2 2 2 1 W(6-2, 2.47) … Tyler Greene SS STL 2-3, .225

MIDWEST (A) --  Todd Blackford CHN 6 2/3 4 0 0 2 2 (4.00) ... Mark Reed CHN 1-4, 2 K's (.329) ... complete game for the 18-year-old! Tommy Mendoza ANA 9 7 3 3 1 7 (5.11) ... Kyle Blanks SD (at DH) 0-3, BB, K ... Joshua Johnson KC 3-5, 9th & 10th SB's (.275) .. back-to-back outstanding starts Kyle Waldrop MIN 6 7 1 1 1 2 (W, 6-2, 3.29) ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, 2 K's ... hard luck loser Lucas French DET 6 4 1 1 2 5 (3.51) ... Cameron Maybin DET 0-4, 2 K's (.319) ... Jay Bruce CIN 1-3, 2 K's ... Colby Rasmus STL 17th double, 7th homer (.299) .. Bryan Anderson STL 1-3, 2 BB's, K (teen backstop leads MWL at .335)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  18-year-old phenom, Brandon Erbe BAL 5.0 4 0 0 1 7, 1.86 ... slump continues, Austin Jackson NYA 0-4, .274 ... Jose Tabata NYA 2-4, .316 ... Cory Wade LAD, the SAL Pitcher of the Week for last week, 7.0 7 4 3 1 6, 3.60 (69 Ks in 65 innings) ... Sergio Pedroza LAD 3-5, 16th double, 15th homer, .282

    Troop Movements ...  MLB - suspended Jason Grimsley ARZ 50 games (drugs) ... BOS - optioned David Pauley to AAA ... LAA - activated Darin Erstad from the DL, optioned Tommy Murphy to AAA ... TOR - activated John McDonald from the DL, recalled Russ Adams from AAA, released Edgardo Alfonzo, assigned Luis Figueroa to AAA ... NYN - activated John Maine from the DL and optioned him to AAA ... BAL - activated Jay Gibbons from the 15-day DL, optioned Ed Rogers to Triple-A ... COL - activated Luis Gonzalez from the 15-day DL & optioned him to Triple-A ...

    It's the Mets' phenom, Mike Pelfrey at the top of the Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America:

" ...  Pelfrey ... started slow after his promotion to Double-A, but the Wichita State alum is firing on all cylinders now. In his last three starts, he has allowed just three runs in 19 innings while fanning 22 and walking four. He even had three hits in one of those starts. There are still concerns about his secondary stuff, but the former Shocker has blown away hitters with an electric fastball that sits in the mid-90s that he is able to command to all parts of the zone."

" ... 3. Chris Carter [ARZ] ...  17th-round pick in 2004 out of Stanford, Carter is hitting for average and power for the Sidewinders. The 23-year-old batted .476 with four homers last week, upping his overall numbers to .291/.396/.479 with eight bombs and 29 RBIs in 213 at-bats."

" ... Miguel Montero ...  From not-so-hot to the team photo, apparently Montero has been reading his weekly Hot Sheet. The Diamondbacks catcher bounced back to hit .379 with a homer and seven RBIs over his last 27 at-bats."

Not-so-hot  " ... Gio Gonzalez [PHI} ... Over his last two starts, Gonzalez has allowed 10 earned runs on fourteen hits in 11 innings. Solid stuff, but when bad things happen, he just needs to let it go."

    Over at RotoAmerica, It's Howie Kendrick atop the Look Who's Hot list :

" ...  Kendrick ...  At some point, a guy hitting .407 in Triple-A will need to have a spot cleared for him at the next level."

" ... 2. Kevin Slowey ... A 1.10 ERA and just seven walks to 92 K’s in 81 2/3 innings. Will be promoted to Double-A after the Florida State League All-Star game (yeah, he’s going)."

" ... 7. Scott Thorman, ... .956 OPS, good eye at the plate….will the Braves move him to the outfield or move Adam LaRoche out of the organization to make room?"

Some familiar names on the Look Who's Cold list :

" ... 3. B.J. Upton ...  Seemed to have improved in the field before a recent three-error game. Organization just needs to wake up and move him to 3B or the outfield ...  5. Andy Marte ... The overrated Marte is hitting just .259/.328/.390 in Triple-A. Where’s the power? On the other hand, Cleveland’s “other” 3B prospect, Kevin Kouzmanoff, is hitting .423/.475/.674 in Double-A. Time for Marte’s performance to catch up to his alleged tools."

    A tip of the cap to the outstanding players / pitchers of the week :

TEXAS   " ...  Ubaldo Jimenez [COL] ... After winning his second Pitcher of the Week award last week, Jimenez made it number three this week with a dominant performance against Arkansas. He shutout the Travs 3-0, tossing a complete game, while allowing just four runners to reach while fanning 10 ... The hard throwing Dominican is rated by Baseball America as the Rockies' fifth best prospect. After missing much of 2004 with a stress fracture, Jimenez rebounded last year, pitched well, and was promoted to Tulsa in the middle of the season."  (Texas League)

TEXAS  " ... Mitch Maier [KC] ...   In five of the six games the outfielder had two hits ...  His nine RBI were second most in the league this week, while his nine runs scored were tops in the league. He was also among the weekly league leaders in on-base percentage and slugging percentage ...  has played in the outfield since joining the Kansas City organization. He is a solid defender, with both good range and a good arm. Last year in the California League Maier hit .336 in 50 games with 26 doubles and 8 home runs."   (Texas League)

PCL  " ... Chris Carter used a pair of 3-for-5, four-RBI showings to take home the PCL Batter of the Week Award. Carter also tallied a .476 batting average and slugged four homers during the week ...  Edinson Volquez wasn't able to earn a decision in either of his starts for Oklahoma RedHawks during the week, but was able to earn PCL Pitcher of the Week honors after giving up just four hits and two runs in 13 innings of work."  (Pacific Coast League)

SOUTHERN  " ...  right-hander Joel Hanrahan [LAD} ... tossed 13.0 scoreless innings, going 2-0 in his two starts ... lOn June 5 against Mobile, he hurled 6.0 shutout innings, fanning eight hitters while allowing just a sixth-inning single and walking five. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate, hitting his second career triple and scoring on a squeeze play. The righty continued his dominance June 10 against Huntsville, tossing 7.0 scoreless innings and allowing just 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5 ... tied for the league lead with 7 wins and ranks fifth with a 2.58 ERA. The 24-year-old ...selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the 2000 draft."  (Southern League)

INTERNATIONAL  " ... Outfielder DAVID MURPHY, barely two weeks into his Triple-A career, is already causing severe headaches for International League pitchers. The 24-year-old has hit safely in 14 of the 16 games ... including his last nine in a row ... The highly-touted outfield prospect has done a little bit of everything since making the jump to Triple-A. In 16 games he's hitting .339 with 3 HR, 13 RBI, six doubles, two triples, two stolen bases, and 10 runs scored. On the season Murphy has hit 23 doubles, tied for second most in all of Minor League Baseball. He's also the defending Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year."  (International League)

CAROLINA  " ... Trevor Crowe [CLE] ...   has his safely in eight straight games, during which time his average has increased from .297 to .329. The switch-hitting center fielder leads the Carolina League in hits (72) and on-base percentage (.449), while his 29 steals rank second."  (MLB.com)

FLORIDA STATE  " ... Kevin Slowey [MIN] ...  has dominated the Florida State League all season, and this week was no different. The right-hander hasn't given up more than two earned runs in a start all season, and he didn't give up any this week, lowering his league-leading ERA to 1.10. This week, he held both Tampa and Clearwater scoreless in two wins.."  (MLB.com)

    Young ARZ moundsman on the way up :

" ...  After recording nine straight victories, no losses and a 1.63 earned-run average, JetHawks starting pitcher Greg Smith finally got the call that surprised no one when he was told by the organization on Sunday that he will be moving up to the club's Double-A Tennessee Smokies ... Smith has been nothing short of astounding this season. After going 8-5 with a 4.13 ERA for the Diamondbacks' rookie-league Missoula club, Smith has taken things to a new level this year. He has allowed eight earned runs and 36 hits in his last 69²/³ innings pitched, while striking out 58 and walking 23."  (Antelope Valley Press)

    Tidbits from the International League :

" ...  Josh Fields has batted .400 with a home run, seven RBIs and six runs scored in his last nine games ... Ryan Sweeney has hit .361 in his last nine games with a homer, five RBIs and three runs ... Carlos Pena has batted .314 in his last 10 contests with a home run, nine RBIs and seven runs scored ... Elijah Dukes has batted .333 with two homers, seven RBIs and 11 runs scored in his last 10 contests ...  B.J. Upton has batted just .163 in the last 10 games and begins this week in a 2-for-20 funk ... Dustin Pedroia has hit .333 in his last nine games ... Sergio Santos has hit in 18 consecutive games entering this week. Santos has collected nine multi-hit contests in that span to raise his season average from .207 to .263."  (MLB.com)

    Snippets from the PCL :

" ...  Ryan Shealy has hit .314 with three homers, 12 RBIs and six runs scored in his last nine games ... Jeff Salazar batted .467 with seven RBIs and seven runs scored in his last seven contests ... Right-hander Ben Hendrickson has pitched well in his last four starts for the Sounds, allowing just seven earned runs in his last 27 2/3 innings while fanning 24 in that span ... Larry Broadway batted .394 with three RBIs and five runs scored in the team's last 10 contests ... Paul McAnulty batted .432 with four RBIs and three runs scored in his last 10 games ...  Howie Kendrick has hit .476 in his last 10 games with three homers, 11 RBIs and nine runs scored. He has collected 11 hits in his last 22 bats entering the start of this week ...  Adam Jones hit .308 with two homers, 12 RBIs and seven runs scored in his last nine games."  (MLB.com)


12 June, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Andy Marte CLE 1-3, 5th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, .260 … Scott Thorman ATL 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, .316 … Peter Moylan ATL 0-1/3 4 4 4 1 0, 5.56 … Rob Cosby TOR 2-3, 5th HR, 2 R, RBI, BB, .255 … Sergio Santos TOR 2-5, 2B, 2 R, .263 … Dustin McGowan TOR 7 5 3 3 2 7, 4.46 … Josh Fields CHA 2-3, 10th HR, 3 R, RBI, BB, SB, .343 … Casey Rogowski CHA 2-3, R, BB, SB, .294 … Charles Haeger CHA 6-2/3 6 3 3 4 5, 1.29 … Nook Logan DET 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, .316 … Wil Ledezma DET 7 6 0 0 3 6, 2.52 … Ryan Wagner CIN 0-2/3 3 3 3 1 0, 7.07 … Rajai Davis PIT 2-5, 2 R, BB, 2 SB, .259 … rehab, Joe Randa PIT 3-4, R, BB, .750 … Dustin Pedroia BOS 2-4, R, .271 … Adam Stern BOS 2-4, R, 2 SB, .242 … Abe Alvarez BOS 7 5 1 1 1 5, 3.06 … Carlos Ruiz PHI 1-5, 2B, R, 2 BB, .316 … Gavin Floyd PHI 7 9 2 2 1 8, 1.69 … Kevin Reese NYA 2-5, 2B, R, .286 … Carlos Pena NYA 1-3, 8th HR, R, 3 RBI, BB, .266 … B.J. Upton TB 1-5, R, RBI, 2 SB, 24th error, .272 … Joey Gathright TB 2-4, 2B, 2 R, BB, SB, .308 … Edwin Jackson TB 7 7 2 1 1 5, 5.93 … Jeff Keppinger NYN 2-5, 2B, 2 R, .287 … rehab, Anderson Hernandez NYN 2-5, R, RBI, .275 … John Maine NYN 6 5 2 2 2 5, 3.60

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Felix Pie CHN 1-3, walk, .261 ... Luke Scott HOU 3-4, double, .288 ... Denny Bautista KC 6.0 3 0 0 1 3 ... Cesar Jimenez SEA 5.0 4 0 0 2 2, 5.33 ... Dewon Brazelton SD 6.1 5 2 2 0 4. 4.97 ... Nelson Cruz MIL 2-4, walk, .305 ... Anthony Reyes STL 6.2 3 1 1 1 9, 2.77 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 1-4, .407 ...  Scott Hairston ARZ 2-4, 15th ouble, .323 ...  Stephen Drew ARZ 0-5, 3 errors (11) , .306 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ 2-5, 20th double, 3rd triple, .266

EASTERN (AA)  --  Phil Seibel BOS 5.0 3 0 0 0 8, 1.20 ... Scott Mathieson PHI 5.0 5 2 2 6 3, 3.05 ... Shelley Duncan NYA, two homers for the second straight day, 2-5, 2 homers (15), 5 RBI, .253 ... Sean Smith CLE 7.0 7 1 1 1 1, 7-0, 1.80 ...

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Randy Wells CHN 6.0 3 0 0 1 4, 0.99 (in 54 innings, 47 Ks) ... Miguel Negron CHN (former TOR top pick) 4-4, 3 doubles, walk ...  3B Yunel Escobar ATL 2-4, homer, walk, .294 ... Joey Votto CIN 2-5, triple, walk, .299 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 4-4, 13th double, 9th homer, 4 RBI, .309 ... Spike Lundberg, rejuvenated in the LAD system, 7.0 3 0 0 3 5, 7-1, 2.40

TEXAS (AA)  --  Joe Koshansky COL 1-3, 15th homer, .311 ... Troy Tulowitzki COL 0-3, 14th error, 4th SB, 5th CS, .286 ... Billy Butler KC 3-5, 17th double, 8th homer, .309 ... Alex Gordon KC 2-4, 6th error, .316 ... Mitch Maier KC, in CF, 2-4, 8th homer, .291 ... Brandon Wood LAA 1-4, 14th homer, .288 ... Terry Evans STL,  4 homers,12 RBI in his 3 games at AA, 3-4, 2 homers, 4 RBI ... Roger Clemens HOU 6.0 2 0 0 0 11

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Jose Arredondo LAA 7.0 3 0 0 3 7, 1.99 ... Reid Brignac TB 1-4, 11th homer, 20th error, .322 ... Yung Chi Chen 2B SEA 2-4, 14th double, .332 ... Mark Reynolds ARZ 1-4, 16th homer, .311

CAROLINA (A+) --  Brian Barton RF CLE 2-4, Home Run, 2RBI, sb ... Trevor Crowe CF CLE 1-2, run, RBI, sb(29) ... Scott Lewis CLE 4 5 1 1 1 5 ... Ian Desmond SS WAS 3-6, 3 runs, RBI, sg ... Rogearvin Bernadina CF WAS 3-5, double, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Devan Ivany C WAS 3-7, double, Home Run, 2 runs, 5RBI ... Brandon Powell 3B WAS 4-6, 2 Home Runs, 3 runs, 5RBI, sb ... Marvin Lowrance DH WAS 3-4, double, 4 runs, 2RBI ... Marcos Yepez 2B WAS 4-5, hit for the CYCLE!, 3 runs, 4RBI ... Pete Maestrales RF BAL 2-3, 2 Home Runs, 3RBI ... Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS 1-3, run ... Chris Amador CF CHA 1-3 ... Tommy Hottovy BOS 6 5 1 0 1 4 W ... Michael Moat CHA 6 5 2 1 0 2 ... Wallace Torbert HOU 0-3 ... Nyjer Morgan CF PIT 1-4 ... Brian Bixler SS PIT 0-2 ... Brad Correll 3-3, 2 doubles, run, RBI ... Steve Pearce 1B PIT 1-4 ... Dustin Craig PIT 5 3 1 1 3 2

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Kevin Slowey MIN 6 3 0 0 2 5 W(4-1, 1.10) … Matt Tolbert 2B MIN 3-5 R RBI, .313 … Alexi Casilla 2B MIN 2-4 SB(22), .308 … Aaron Mathews DH TOR 3-4, .317 … Jake Fox C CHN 2-2 double, 2R RBI, .303 … Ryan Harvey RF CHN 2-5 2R 2RBI, .209

MIDWEST (A) --  Travis Wood CIN 5.0 3 3 3 2 4, 3.55 ... Jay Bruce CIN 2-3, 2 walks, .287 ... Cameron Maybin DET 2-5, double, .330 ... Jeff Baisley OAK 3-5, .323 ... Erik Lis MIN 2-5, .327 ... Justin Upton ARZ 0-4, .274 ... Jacob McGee TB 5.0 6 1 1 2 3, 2.51

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  CF Mike Spidale PHI, just getting into action, 4-5, 2 doubles, walk ... Aaron Thompson FLO 7.0 5 3 3 1 5, 2.71 ... Beau Jones ATL 5.0 5 4 4 3 4, 4.01 ... Andrew Locke LAD 1-4, 7th homer, .336 ... Kala Kaaihue ATL 0-2, 3 walks, .340 ... Eric Campbell ATL 2-4, 14th double, 11th homer, .282

    Troop Movements ...  CLE - recalled Ramon Vazquez from AAA, optioned Lou Merloni to AAA ... KC - acquired Brandon Duckworth from PIT, designated Kyle Snyder for assignment ... NYA - activated Shawn Chacon from the 15-day DL, designated Scott Erickson for assignment ...

    Michael Hindman, Rangers' Farm Report, on some good news for TEX :

" ...  It’s starting to come together for Edinson Volquez (4.05 ERA) who fanned nine in seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit and one walk. The 22 year old retired the final 14 hitters he saw before leaving having thrown 98 pitches, 67 for strikes. Volquez now has four consecutive quality starts under his belt and is third in the 16-team PCL with 75 strikeouts. "He's had better velocity, up to 100 (mph) at our place," Oklahoma manager Mike Boulanger told the Omaha World-Herald’s Rob White. "He was 96-97 tonight, which is plenty good enough, but I thought he pounded the strike zone as well as I've seen him all year. He's a guy who just about anybody at the game can point to and say, 'He's good.'" "Apparently that was one of his better nights of the season," Omaha manager Mike Jirschele told White. "His numbers would be a lot better if he threw like that every outing. He overmatched us. He was getting his offspeed (pitch) over, too - his changeup especially. And he was blowing his fastball by our hitters."

    A-Ball hitting leaders (stats through Saturday) :

ON BASE                      SLUGGING
Jeff Natale BOS        .487  Kala Kaaihue ATL          .642
Kala Kaaihue ATL       .474  Mark Reynolds ARZ         .620
Ole Sheldon HOU        .465  Steven Pearce PIT         .606
Sergio Pedroza LAD     .453  Gabriel Sanchez FLO       .603
Gabriel Sanchez FLO    .447  Ron Davenport TOR         .572
Trevor Crowe CLE       .446  Jeff Natale BOS           .571
Brett Gardner NYA      .444  Justin Towles HOU         .560
Tim Brown SD           .435  Jeffrey Baisley OAK       .558
Nolan Reimold BAL      .435  Sergio Pedroza LAD        .556
Joshua Johnson KC      .433  Carlos Gonzalez ARZ       .551
                             Jay Bruce CIN             .551
HOME RUNS                    DOUBLES
Mark Reynolds ARZ        15  Jay Bruce CIN               23
Terry Evans STL          15  Chris Rahl ARZ              22
Ryan Patterson TOR       14  Carlos Gonzalez ARZ         22
Jacob Fox CHN            14  Erik Lis MIN                22
Kala Kaaihue ATL         14  Angel Salome MIL            22
Gabriel Sanchez FLO      14  Russell Mitchell LAD        22
Sergio Pedroza LAD       14  Ole Sheldon HOU             21
Shaun Cumberland TB      13  Steven Murphy TEX           20
Jordan Renz LAA          13  Ambiorix Concepcion NYN     20
                             Brendan Katin MIL           20
                             Michael Griffin CIN         20

CORRESPONDENTS : INT - Herb Walters, PCL - JDM, EASTERN - Harry Almquist, SOUTHERN - JDM, TEXAS - Jared Turner, CALIFORNIA - JDM, CAROLINA - Jimmy Salmon, FLORIDA STATE - Wayne Stevens, MIDWEST - Bob Reed, SOUTH ATLANTIC - Martin Rose 
 

 
 

    
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